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CDUS44 KTSA 130905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    327 PM  92    1989  77      0       55       
  MINIMUM         51    644 AM  32    1946  52     -1       37       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.95                      1.44   5.51     0.04    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.70                      5.05   7.65     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.20                     33.18   7.02    33.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        29    -27       27       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        52    -50       44       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        52    -50       44       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                        42     78       64       
  SINCE SEP 1    452                       317    135      276       
  SINCE JAN 1   2245                      1904    341     2282       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1977                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2007.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 14 2007.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING      19.7          0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT